Conductor Timothy Muffitt, with pianist Jon Nakamatsu. "Carnival" Overture by Dvorak, Variations on a Theme by Paganini by Rachmaninoff, "House of Dreams" by Jared Miller (premiere), and "Pines of Rome" by Respighi.
With Puccini's lush, heart-wrenching score performed by the Grand Rapids Symphony, "Madama Butterfly" remains one of opera's most emotionally powerful and enduring works.
With Puccini's lush, heart-wrenching score performed by the Grand Rapids Symphony, "Madama Butterfly" remains one of opera's most emotionally powerful and enduring works.
